Apple introduces biggest update ever with huge AI changes coming
- Apple has revealed details of iOS 18
- It includes AI as well as other new features
- It’s making the iPhone customizable in completely new ways
Published on Jun 11, 2024 at 3:57 PM (UTC+4)
by Amelia Jean Hershman-Jones
Last updated on Jun 11, 2024 at 7:55 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Tom Wood
Apple has revealed details of a major update coming to iPhone – and iOS 18 includes AI as well as other new features.
It’s making the iPhone customizable in completely new ways.
It’s one of its biggest iPhone updates ever – both generally and specifically for the apps you know and love.
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iOS 18 customization
From the outset of picking up their phone, users can arrange apps and widgets in any open space on their Home Screen with iOS 18.
They can also customize the buttons at the bottom of the Lock Screen, changing their color scheme in the process.
What’s more, they can access more controls in Control Center almost instantly.
Apps can also be entirely from view and protected from prying eyes using your phone behind face recognition.
Delve further and there are a host of new tools
iPhone app updates
Apple has announced its ‘biggest ever redesign’ to the ‘Photos’ app.
It’s got a simplified and unified view, new collections to help you browse themes and the ability to pin them, and customization memories of those special moments.
Meanwhile, the ‘Control Center’ has been redesigned to provide easier access to things you do daily.
Customization and flexibility are key, offering quick access to new groups of a user’s most-utilised controls.
The Mail app has been updated with filtering allowing users to automatically pick out the most important messages, effortlessly.
Hopping over to ‘iMessage’, words can be underlined or given dramatic movements to help users get their message across.
And if you’re waiting for the right time to say it, these messages can be scheduled to be sent later.
Speaking of features: Apple has unveiled an important ‘safety button’ all iPhone users should know about.
Groundbreaking iPhone technology
No signal? No problem. New satellite messaging features on the iPhone 14 and later.
This function allows iPhone users to send texts and get their messages sent even when they’re out of signal.
Apple Intelligence on iOS 18
AI features, as well as a bigger and better Siri function, both fall under the umbrella of ‘Apple Intelligence’.
It’s currently restricted to iPhone 15 and 15 Pro Max from autumn and isn’t available on the beta version of the software.
This is further evidence that some iPhones are becoming obsolete.
An animation kicks in when Siri is invoked signaling, too, a host of new ways of interacting.
As well as the iPhone, these updates are also coming to iPadOS 18, the operating system for Apple’s tablets.
We previously heard about an Accessibility feature allowing iPhone users to control Apple tech with just their eyes.
Reminiscent of the first Neuralink patient controlling Mario Kart using his mind.
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All Supercar Blondie contributors undergo editorial review and fact-checking to ensure accuracy and authority in automotive journalism. After gaining her BA Hons in French and English at the University of Nottingham, Amelia embarked on a vocational diploma from the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ). This led to numerous opportunities, from interning at Vogue to being on the small team that launched Women’s Health magazine in the UK, which was named the PPA Consumer magazine of the year for three years running. As Health, Beauty and Fitness editor, Amelia personally received a Johnson & Johnson Award and was shortlisted for both PPA and BSME titles. Since then, Amelia has created content for numerous titles and brands, including the Telegraph, 111 Skin, Waitrose, Red magazine, Stylist, and Elle, as well as being Head of Content at Vitality and Editor in Chief at INLondon magazine. “My superpower is translating technical jargon about the mechanical workings of a supercar into a relatable story you’ll want to share with your friends after you’ve read it.” After joining the SB Media family as a senior journalist in September of 2023, Amelia’s role has evolved to see her heading up the SEO output of the editorial team. From researching the most ‘Google-able’ key terms to producing evergreen content - it’s been a time of hard work, growth, and success for the editorial team and the Supercar Blondie website. “I like to think of myself as a ‘method journalist’. In other words: I live and breathe whatever I am writing about. When writing about fitness, I trained as a personal trainer, and as a beauty editor, I completed an ‘expert’ in scent diploma with the Fragrance Foundation. “During my tenure at Supercar Blondie, however, I did something I never thought possible: I passed my driving test at the age of 36. One day I’d love to train as a mechanic to better understand what happens under the hood, too. “My sweet spot is providing readers with a ‘takeaway’ (read: something new they didn’t know before) after reading every one of my stories. While I don’t claim to be an expert in the automotive world, I know the experts and bodies in the field to rely on to provide our readers with an informative and thought-provoking story every time they visit the site.”
